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Tasty, nutritious, traditional – it’s a seasonal superfood. Here’s the evidence.
In the decades ahead, our mineral supply will still need to double or triple to meet the demand for electric vehicles and other renewable energy technology.
A different form of state capture is underway in South Africa’s rural areas where traditional leaders are selling off people’s land to miners. But communities are fighting back.
Vitamin and mineral supplements won’t prevent the development of age-related macular degeneration. But there is some evidence taking supplements containing vitamin C, vitamin E and zinc may slow the progression…
Botswana’s late president Ketumile Masire was original and daring. He should be remembered for his courage and prudence.
Recent diet and health surveys show the typical Australian diet is far from what is considered a healthy diet. Can vitamin and mineral supplements come to the rescue?
The Chinese £1bn investment in Sheffield, a former mining town in northern England, comes with valuable lessons about how Africa can maximise economic value in its dealings with China.
If the government wants people to be healthy, they’re going to need to make varied diets more affordable.
Storing waste CO2 in rock? Results from a test site at a geothermal plant in Iceland show that CO2 mixed with water can be turned into minerals in locations with basalt volcanic rock.
We hear a lot about how essential coal and other mineral exports are for Australia. Is it true? Only for a relatively small section of the population.
South Africa his rich in minerals that, combined with the development of nanotechnology, can be used to help it develop new energy technologies.
The world’s biggest known sapphire was formed and shaped by natural processes millions of years ago.
In a World Series of nutrition, don’t leave iron on the bench. Fortifying flour can prevent the iron deficiency anemia that affects hundreds of millions of women and children globally.
Mining the deep oceans for minerals may soon become a reality, but the risks involved are many. So who is able to regulate this emerging industry?
A growing body of research points to the detrimental effect of unhealthy diets and the protective value of healthy diets – along with select nutritional supplements as required – for maintaining and promoting mental health.
Mining waste rock from historic mines or even treated sewage to find useful metals and minerals could be a sustainable way to meet demand for these finite resources.
The early solar system was a busy place with plenty of meteorite impacts on the new planets and moons. But finding evidence of such impacts on Earth can be tricky.
On October 27, the last international troops closed their military camp in Southern Helmand Province and left Afghanistan, officially ending their combat role after 13 years of fighting. By the end of…
A new mineral – dubbed “putnisite” – has been discovered in Western Australia. Mineralogy researcher Dr Peter Elliott from…
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Lecturer in Geosciences, University of Montana
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Professor in Earth Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Emeritus Professor of Mineral Physics, University of Cambridge
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Resource Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Geosciences, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
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Professor of Geology and Geoscience Atom Probe Science Leader, Curtin University
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Associate Professor and Senior Specialist Endocrinologist, University of Adelaide
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Professor; NHMRC Clinical Research Fellow; NICM Health Research Institute Deputy Director, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment, University of Delaware (USA); Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
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Graduate Fulbright Fellow pursuing Masters of International Affairs with track in National Security and Diplomacy, Texas A&M University
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
